One of my all-time favorite kitchen gadgets is the Mason Jar. Now, I call all canning jars "mason jars" even though not all of them are made by Mason. In fact, I'm partial to the Kerr Jar myself and others might prefer the Ball Jar. Whichever you love, the canning jar is a great kitchen tool to have. For more information and history than you ever wanted to know about a canning jar, you can read some info here and here.
I use canning jars for many more things than canning. I'm not a big canner even though I could see myself canning more in my future. In the past I've made jam which is my favorite canned good. But through the years I've used canning jars for so many things....like as candle holders, drinking jars, pen holders, utensil holders, to give gifts in, to put gifted mixes in, as vases, for sprouting as you see now, as containers for food in the fridge including yogurt, to store dry pantry goods like beans, popcorn, and seasonings. There really are a ton of things you can use a canning jar for. Read here for 18 ways you can use a canning jar.
As I'm trying to move away from plastics in our environment, I'm finding that my uses for canning jars are multiplying. They are an inexpensive container that is great for all kinds of things.
My favorite of the larger jars are the wide-mouth jars. Love those. I'm also quite taken with the itty bitty jars they have now that hold about a 1/2 cup. I still use the pint for numerous items as well. I guess I really love them all.
What do you love using canning jars for?
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I use canning jars to keep almost all of my pantry staples. I keep beans, sugar, cream of wheat, etc. in wide mouth canning jars. They are pretty, I can easily see the contents and how much I have of each and I happily got rid of opened boxes and bags that cluttered my pantry. I also use canning jars for holding change, a job jar for my kids, flowers, a container for homemade yogurt and, of course, canning!
My new favorite is the half-gallon Ball jars that I found in town. I primarily use them for keeping tea chilled in the fridge.
Awesome. You've got me ready to jump in the car and run to Walmart for some canning jars. I really enjoyed the link you shared for the 18 uses.
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I thought we were the only ones who used canning jars for storage and even drinking :) We started saving pickle jars for the same thing too.
I would love to know more about how you are using the jars for sprouting.
I have been saving jars from other grocery items and trying to use them instead of plastic containers, maybe I ought to go buy some canning jars now. :-)
Jessica, you mentioned 1/2 gallon ball jars. Now, I may sound lame, but I have no idea where to buy these jars from, and is it easy to find the larger sizes?
I would love to know more about how you are using the jars for sprouting.
I have been saving jars from other grocery items and trying to use them instead of plastic containers, maybe I ought to go buy some canning jars now. :-)
Jessica, you mentioned 1/2 gallon ball jars. Now, I may sound lame, but I have no idea where to buy these jars from, and is it easy to find the larger sizes?
Jen, I just scrolled down on your blog and found that you did a post on sprouting. :-) I guess you don't need to address my last post.
Hi Jen,
Glad you found the sprouting post. =)
To help answer the question about the 1/2 gal. jars, I know you can get them in specialty stores sometimes like health food stores but I think online might be the easiest bet. The organic food company that I get my food from via delivery sells special sized jars as well. www.azurestandard.com so you might want to look into that but you'd have to become a customer to place an order. Hope that helps and happy sprouting. =0)
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